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Have you ever been drinking when something surprises you and makes you feel completely sober? Well you’re not sober but a new study suggests that hyperventilating might help remove alcohol from your body faster.
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“I used to be an emergency physician and I know they have big problems with patients who, in addition to everything else, are also intoxicated by alcohol,” said lead researcher Joseph Fisher. the canadian press. “Many of them don’t know what’s wrong with them. They are unconscious and heavily intoxicated by alcohol, so they are difficult to examine. And there is nothing you can do. You have to wait until the liver metabolizes it.”
Here’s how science works: When you breathe, you release carbon dioxide and, if you’ve been drinking, alcohol that has evaporated from your blood into your lungs, Fisher explained to the Canadian Press. But there is a problem: hyperventilating, or breathing at a higher rate than normal, can put a lot of stress on your body and cause you to feel dizzy, lose sensation, or even pass out. The action actually returns some carbon dioxide to your body to maintain healthy levels in your blood.
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Citing an increase in alcohol-related deaths in the United States, Canadian researchers at the University of Toronto developed a “ClearMate,” a self-inflating bag with a CO2 accessory, in five drunk men (don’t worry, they followed protocol and obtained permission) with no history of alcohol or drug abuse. They found it “tedious”, according to the study, but “not uncomfortable or requiring great effort” and sobered up three times faster than if they had relied solely on their liver..
The study was a proof of concept, meaning the idea could work, but more studies are needed. So no, you probably won’t be able to use one on your intoxicated friend who is belligerent but technically healthy. Still, the findings are encouraging for Fisher and others who have seen the darkest consequences of alcohol poisoning.
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